Grischuk, A – Aronian, L [D43]
Bilbao Grand Slam Final (1), 06.09.2009
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.e4 g5 8.Bg3 b5 9.Ne5 Bb7 10.h4 g4 11.Be2 Nbd7 12.Bxg4 Rg8 13.Nxd7 Qxd7 14.Bf3 0–0–0 15.Qd2 Rxg3 16.fxg3 e5 17.0–0–0 Qxd4 18.g4 Nd7 19.Qxd4 exd4 20.Rxd4 Bg7 21.Rdd1 Rg8 22.g5 Ne5 23.gxh6 Bxh6+ 24.Kb1 b4 25.Ne2 c5 26.Rd6 Bg7 27.Rhd1 Kc7 28.Nf4 Rh8 29.h5 Bc6 30.R6d2 Bh6 31.Nd5+ Kb8 32.Rf2 Ba4 33.Rdf1 Nd3 34.Re2 Ne5 35.Rh1 a5 36.Rf2 Bd7 37.Be2 Be6 38.Nf4 Bc8 39.Rd1 Bb7 40.Nd5 Re8 41.Rf6 Re6 42.Rdf1 Bg7 43.R6f5 Nd3 44.Rxf7 Bd4 45.Rd7 Re8 46.Rff7 Bc6 47.Rde7 Rd8 48.b3 Ne5 49.Rf5 cxb3 50.Rfxe5 bxa2+ 51.Kxa2 Rf8 52.R5e6 1–0
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Standings after 1 round:
| Players | Games | Win | Draw | Loss | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Grischuk | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Sergei Karjakin | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Alexei Shirov | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Levón Aronián | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Grischuk is a beast.
Wow, huge win for Grischuk.